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Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Tanacetum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tanacetum (name of doubtful derivation). Compositae. Annual or perennial herbs which are odorous: lvs. alternate, variously cut: heads of small to medium-sized yellow fls. disposed in corymbs, or rarely solitary, heterogamous, disk-shaped; female fls. with 3-5- toothed, tubular corollas: achenes 5-ribbed or 3-5- angular, with a broad truncate summit, bearing a coroniform pappus or none.—Thirty-five species scattered about the northern hemisphere, of which about 7 are native to N. Amer. For cult., see Tansy. T. adenanthum, Diels. Plant densely tufted, 6-12 in. high: lvs. finely divided, clothed with white silky hairs: fl.-heads about 1/4 in. across. W. China.—T. quercifolium, W. W Smith. Lower lvs. 4-6 in. long: fl.-heads containing about 20 yellow florets. Yunnan. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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 Tanacetum (name of doubtful derivation). Compositae. Annual or perennial herbs which are odorous: lvs. alternate, variously cut: heads of small to medium-sized yellow fls. disposed in corymbs, or rarely solitary, heterogamous, disk-shaped; female fls. with 3-5- toothed, tubular corollas: achenes 5-ribbed or 3-5- angular, with a broad truncate summit, bearing a coroniform pappus or none.—Thirty-five species scattered about the northern hemisphere, of which about 7 are native to N. Amer. For cult., see Tansy.
+T. adenanthum, Diels. Plant densely tufted, 6-12 in. high: lvs. finely divided, clothed with white silky hairs: fl.-heads about 1/4 in. across. W. China.—T. quercifolium, W. W Smith. Lower lvs. 4-6 in. long: fl.-heads containing about 20 yellow florets. Yunnan.
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